Exact date sizzling climate turns UK maps purple with 27C heatwave practically right here

Britain will be blasted by another stint of hot weather imminently. Another heatwave is just around the corner with temperatures expected to soar as high as 27C next week, according to new weather maps from NETWEATHER.

In a pattern all too familiar with Brits this summer, the heatwave will follow a bout of rainy weather, with a ‘biblical’ downpour expected to hit the UK this weekend, dumping almost a month’s worth of rain in just a matter of hours.

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London could see some of the warmest temperatures by August 3, while the north, including Durham, will be slightly cooler with temperatures ranging from 13C to 22C.

Central and southern England, along with large parts of the east coast, can expect highs of 25C, while the south coast will enjoy temperatures over 20C. Wales will also experience cooler weather, though even the lowest temperatures on the Pembrokeshire coast are predicted to reach 16C.

This week, temperatures are expected to hover around the long-term normal of 1991-2020 in north-west Scotland, but most parts of England will see temperatures up to 1.5C above normal, particularly in the east, says Netweather forecaster Ian Simpson.

North-west Scotland is forecasted to be “wetter than usual”, while most other parts of the UK, especially England, Wales and south-east Scotland, will be drier than normal.

Simpson said: “Sunshine totals are likely to be near to slightly below normal in western Scotland and in the west of Northern Ireland, but above normal in most parts of England and Wales and eastern Scotland, though north-west England and north Wales may only have near average sunshine.”

Simpson has forecasted that high pressure will “frequently ridge” into central and western Europe from the Azores next week, causing rain belts to move “quite frequently into western and northern parts of Scotland”. However, these will be less frequent in central, southern and eastern England, reports the Express.

“There is about a 30 percent chance of a brief plume of very hot air heading into the south-east around 31 July, which may give temperatures into the low to mid-30s Celsius, but the heat may just stay on the other side of the English Channel,” Simpson wrote in his monthly forecast.

He also predicted variable sunshine, with plenty expected in most parts of England and Wales and eastern Scotland. As we approach the end of the week, Britons could experience warm and muggy weather.

A south-westerly flow could bring persistent rain to western Scotland and cloudy skies to western Britain, while sheltered eastern counties are set to enjoy more warm sunshine.

“Relative to the 1991-2020 long-term normal, temperatures look set to be above normal for most of the country, probably by around 2C in parts of eastern England, but close to normal in north-west Scotland and near some west-facing coasts,” Simpson added.

While most parts of the UK are expected to be drier than usual, north-west Scotland might see average or above average rainfall due to persistent showers – especially towards the end of the week.

Sunshine totals are predicted to be at or below average in Northern Ireland and western Scotland, while most other regions of the UK, especially large parts of England, are set to bask in above-average totals.

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